Hello,

The 6.x-2 branch of DB Maintenance backs up files, the db, will optimize selected db tables as specified, and will email individuals a brief report after the process has occurred -- I don't know if you saw it or not, but there appears to be some overlap between the two solutions.

Not a big deal, but it would be nice to coordinate module pages so end users know the various options: Backup and Migrate paired with Backup Files, or the 6.x-2 branch of DB Maintenance.

I'm attaching a screenshot of part of the admin page for db_maintenance, as it shows how the functionality is exposed to the end user.

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Steve Lockwood’s picture

Steve Lockwood commented
Status: Active » Fixed

Thanks for pointing this out - I had looked at DB maintenance but was not aware of the features in the latest version. For many people this will be, I think, a good solution.

Backup Files will, however, be useful to people who do not have access to the operating system tar command, which is likely to happen on many shared web hosts. Instead of the operating system tar command it uses the PEAR package, Archive_Tar. So it should be possible to use on any host, even MS Windows.

I will make a note in the project documentation about the alternative.

Steve

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for two weeks with no activity.